calice

\ka.lis\

/\ka.lis\/ noun

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The verdict

“calice” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #19,773. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,773
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vase sacré dans lequel est consacré le vin, à la messe.

Corpus desk

Index FR-calice · calice · French

calice · rank #19,773 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,773
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH cadets

Nearest frequency peer: cadets (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « calice »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « calice » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

calice vs clic
67% similar
calice vs CICE
0% similar
calice vs calme
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for calice
PropertyValue
Headwordcalice
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.lis\
Letters6
Frequency rank#19,773
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « calice »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.calicese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « cadets » (#19,772), « buy » (#19,771), « captures » (#19,775). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « calice » est au #19,773. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around calice (IPA \ka.lis\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,773 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for calice, with forms such as "aclice", "cailce", and "calcie". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "clic", "CICE", "calme", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is calice, spelled C-A-L-I-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vase sacré dans lequel est consacré le vin, à la messe.
  2. 2
    Partie du rein véhiculant l’urine.
  3. 3
    Premier verticille floral, constitué par l'ensemble des sépales, il protège la fleur en développement.
  4. 4
    Meuble représentant le vase du même nom dans les armoiries. Il est généralement représenté de profil avec un renflement dans le tiers supérieur pied. À rapprocher de ciboire, coupe et hanap.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how calice appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. J’ai dit la messe dans le calice de saint Charles portant cette devise : qui sitit, veniat ad me et bibat, ne ultra sitiat.
  2. Le prêtre ouvrit le calice ; il prit entre ses deux doigts une hostie blanche comme la neige, et s’approcha d’Atala, en prononçant des mots mystérieux.

This word in other languages

chalice(English)cáliz(Español)Kelch(Deutsch)cálice(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aclice
  • cailce
  • calcie
  • calicce
  • caliec
  • callice
  • ccalice
  • claice

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of calice - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aclice2cailce2calcie2calicce1caliec2callice1ccalice1claice2
Edit distance from "calice"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "calice"?
"calice" is spelled C-A-L-I-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.lis\.
What does "calice" mean?
As a noun, "calice" means: Vase sacré dans lequel est consacré le vin, à la messe.
What words are commonly confused with "calice"?
"calice" is commonly confused with "clic", "CICE", "calme". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "calice"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "calice" is \ka.lis\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "calice" come from?
"calice" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "calice", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cadets#19,772broche#19,770brisés#19,769boutin#19,767

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

bouffée8 variantscourait8 variantscrêpe8 variantsanodin8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list